Leonie Heron


Epidemiologist

Research summary

Aims—to advance epidemiological methods to improve pandemic preparedness.
Methods—observational studies, data analysis, evidence synthesis.

Research positions

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2021 — present Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Bern

Education

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2017 — 2020 PhD in Epidemiology, Queen’s University Belfast
Supervisor: Frank Kee1, Ciaran O’Neill2, Mark Tully3,
Thesis: The health economics of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour: healthcare expenditure and cost-effective interventions
2016 — 2017 MSc in Epidemiology, Maastricht University
Supervisor: Colinda Simons4
Thesis: Association between World Cancer Research Fund<U+0092>s cancer prevention recommendations and incidence of colorectal cancer in the Netherlands Cohort Study
2011 — 2014 BSc in Human Biology, Queen’s University Belfast
Dissertation: Validation of a wireless-upload pedometer and smartphone app for monitoring free-living physical activity
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Awards

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2020 Richard Havelock Charles Scholarship and Gold Medal, Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division, University of Oxford

Service

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2019 — 2021 Early Career Network Committee - Communications officer International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH)5
2018 — 2020 Secretary of Student Chapter Belfast ISPOR

Research dissemination

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2018 Our paper “Sedentary” [C2] covered in the Financial Times6, BBC7, The Times8, Business Insider9, and more

Skills

Programming— R (advanced), Stata (advanced)

Languages— English (native), German (conversational), Spanish (conversational)

Publications

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29 C2 Economic costs of physical inactivity in the UK
H., L., O., C., K., F., T., M.
HEPA Europe: European network for the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA Europe)
5 C1 The direct healthcare costs of sedentary behaviour in the UK
H., L., O., C., K., F., T., M.
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Journal articles (fully reviewed, archival)

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30 J3 Occurrence and transmission potential of asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections: update of a living systematic review and meta-analysis
B. D., I., A., H., L., I., H., A., L., A., I., C., A., C., M., H., A., A., M., M., K., M., E., P., N., Q., X., R., A., R., W., T., S., Z., I., S., G., L., N.
PLoS Med
J4 Occurrence and transmission potential of asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections: update of a living systematic review and meta-analysis
B. D, I., A., H., L., I., H., A., L., A., I., C., A., C., M., H., A., A., M., M., K., M., E., P., N., Q., X., R., A., R., W., T., S., Z., I., S., G., L., N.
medRxiv
25 J2 Direct healthcare costs of sedentary behaviour in the UK
H., L., O., C., M., H., K., F., T., M.
ISBNPA: International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
4 J1 Social return on investment analysis of an urban greenway
H., R., D., M., T., M., O., C., H., L., K., F.
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Book chapters

Extended abstracts and workshop papers
(lightly reviewed)

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  1. https://www.oliverscottcurry.com↩︎

  2. https://www.oliverscottcurry.com↩︎

  3. https://www.oliverscottcurry.com↩︎

  4. https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/uffe-schjoedt(c2b0d5e1-b9e5-4ff1-9866-7009bc63827e).html↩︎

  5. https://transparentstatistics.org↩︎

  6. https://ig.ft.com/mobile-app-data-trackers/↩︎

  7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45952466↩︎

  8. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/personal-data-harvesting-by-mobile-phone-apps-is-out-of-control-pb2m2kwkj↩︎

  9. https://www.businessinsider.com/google-and-facebook-big-data-apps-oxford-study-finds-2018-10?r=UK&IR=T↩︎